EGF Gazprom Monitor, Issue 64, September 2016

A Snapshot of Key Developments in the External Relations of the Russian Gas Sector

By Dr Jack Sharples, EGF Associate Researcher on the External Dimensions of Russian Gas and Lecturer in Energy Politics at the European University of St Petersburg

• Gazprom and the EU:
  • Gazprom on the European market: Gazprom holds second European gas sale auction; Gazprom reportedly facing cap on proposed shareholding in OMV"s Norwegian assets as part of asset-swap deal
  • Gazprom in the Baltic region: Gazprom not planning new Baltic gas auction
• Nord Stream: Nord Stream 2 AG awards contract for pipe-coating to Malaysian Wasco as OMK dispatches first delivery of steel pipes for Nord Stream 2; Nord Stream 2 AG submits application for construction permit to Swedish government
• Southern Corridor: Gazprom receives survey permit for Turkish Stream pipeline
• Ukraine: EU Energy Union Commissioner meets Ukrainian PM in Kyiv to discuss energy policy; Ukrainian Supreme Court upholds USD 3.4bn anti-monopoly fine for Gazprom
• Asia: Gazprom and CNPC sign contract with China Petroleum Pipeline for construction of underwater crossing under the Amur River for Power of Siberia; Gazprom and Mitsui sign MoU on marine fuel bunkering studies